A 5-year-old boy was killed and three other people were injured in a head-on crash in Pope County on Monday morning, police said.
The crash happened on the U.S. 64 overpass bridge around 11:20 a.m., according to a preliminary crash report by Russellville police. A 2015 Dodge Dart going east crossed the centerline and struck a westbound 2019 Toyota Highlander head-on, the report states.
The boy, who was a passenger in the Dodge, was killed as a result of the crash, according to authorities.
Police Chief David Ewing said he was 5 years old.
The 23-year-old Clarksville woman who drove the Dodge, as well as a girl who was a passenger in the vehicle, were injured, according to the report. Police said the driver of the Highlander, a 62-year-old woman from Pottsville, was also injured.
Police described conditions at the time of the crash as clear and dry.
At least 233 people have been killed as a result of crashes on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to a summary report from the state Department of Public Safety.
This story has been updated. It was originally published at 10:31 a.m.